Welcome

We are sorry that we have cancelled our next concert scheduled for May 2020, due to the coronavirus outbreak. We hope to reschedule later in the year.

The Phoenix Recorder Orchestra was founded in 2003 by Pam Smith and Steve Marshall,and mostly consists of players from the South West. There is also a chamber orchestra of 10-14 players which meets in the morning before main orchestra rehearsals, and gives separate performances, although all members also perform with the full orchestra. Membership of both is by invitation.

Both groups play a wide range of repertoire on the full range of recorders from the tiny garklein to the contrabass, which blend to give a beautiful rich sound.

Michelle Holloway is now the Musical Director, following in the footsteps of Pam Smith who was our previous conductor, until her resignation in June 2017. Michelle is a recorder tutor at the Birmingham Conservatoire and the National Youth Recorder Orchestra. She brings lots of energy to her new role, and we are enjoying exploring the sound world of the recorder with her.

If you would like to find out more, or would like to invite the orchestra to perform, please contact infophoenixrecorderorchestraorguk (infophoenixrecorderorchestraorguk)

Phoenix Recorder Orchestra have recently recorded a CD which is now available.
Please contact infophoenixrecorderorchestraorguk (infophoenixrecorderorchestraorguk) if you would like to order a copy.
The Orchestra is also featured with Helen Hooker in Steve Marshall’s Concerto no.2 on theHelen and Friends CD